I don't normally comment, but it would be a shame to see those ww2 gas cans get turned into scrap. They make a gas tank liner to restore old rusty tanks. I've used it on an old motorcycle tank and it worked great. Have to follow the instructions to the letter or it wont work right. It comes in a couple parts. It has an Acid etch to get rid of the rust, then a cleaner and a coating. You should check it out and keep those old cans around.
Hey, you can buy tank coating kits for motorcycle tanks that have rusted inside. You could attempt to coat the inside of those old cans and keep them in service for a little while longer. add a fresh coat of rust resistant paint to the outside and they will be good as new!
Something my Grandad taught me when poring a full or near full jerry can. If you turn the can onto its side at the beginning it vents better and wont gurgle you'll maintain a constant stream. So you shouldn't have as much spillage without a funnel. Gotta love the old men they had figured it all out in their lifetimes and passing simple knowledge down to us.
As a european guy who used this can's al his life is say this. That is why the nozzel is ofset to one side. You hold them sideways with th nozzle side up. That way you can poor verry well whitout much gurgling at al.
Thumbs up to this. Been using this design all my life. Turn it on its side with the and pour with the nozzle side up. It feels counter intuative at first but once you get the first 10-15 % out it'll pour out nicely. As Steve above said, same trick works on oil jugs, or anything with an offset top. It becomes second nature after a while.
Windshield wiper fluid containers actually have a diagram showing that you should turn it on its side embossed into the plastic. It's a pretty well known trick and it works great.
Keep a rag with those type of cans. In the summer months put the rag over the lid and slowly open. This will stop the dreaded fuel bath. In the winter, keep a flat head screwdriver,so you can pry the lid off. Those cans don't off gas, which is the big appeal to owning them.
I am very impressed. The Jerry cans we used in the Army over 40 years ago were already all banged up. Twelve of them rode in the trailer I pulled with generators for communications equipment. One got away and slid about a thousand feet or more in the snow, could not open it the lid was stuck from being hit by a rock. During WWII many Germans were caught with a small hose to siphon gas. I doubt much fuel was lost due to lack of a spout, you can always siphon even from a bucket.
I fell out of a treehouse as a kid and have had motorcycle accidents at well above 40 mph. Granted I do leak slightly, and get confused by multiple measurement systems.
4:25 the tri-handle setup also allows you to carry two empty cans in one hand without having to angle the cans and causing extra stress on your fingers!
My German grandfather was both a machinist and an accountant. He said buy quality and buy it once. You got the right idea this is a heck of a great gas can. Thanks for the terrific content as always God bless
If they are real GI you can easily restore with POR (paint over rust) a 2-3 step cleaning process. You will be amazed. And not too much work. Also good video content (ask POR to sponsor a vid). Great product for real
I restored my old fuel tank on car restoration. Mainly it’s just pouring in contents and shaking well.... and letting sit and dry between steps! Worth looking into before discarding old ones
Seems, these "Wavian" cans are made at the Valpro Company in Latvia, Europe ( www.valpro.lv ) Here in Germany you get them around 20 € / 22 US$ in the shops. We use them for years now, without any problems. Interestingly jerrycans are not produced in Germany anymore. Even the Bundeswehr ( German Army) is using Valpro cans from Latvia.
American slang for the British was "The Tommies", because of their Thompson guns aka. Tommyguns. It's the origin of the names in the animated series "Tom and Jerry".
Qorax Wikipedia says different...Tom and Jerry" was a commonplace phrase for youngsters indulging in riotous behaviour in 19th-century London. The term comes from Life in London, or Days and Nights of Jerry Hawthorne and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom (1823) by Pierce Egan.[8] However Brewer notes no more than an "unconscious" echo of the Regency era original in the naming of the cartoon.
I got some old Jerry cans for free. They had so much rust in them I could see light through the pin holes. I had some POR15 (metal/prep ready) left over from a project and used it on the interior and exterior of the cans after taking a wire wheel to the outside. For $15 on Amazon I got the POR15 tank sealer and re sealed the interior of 4 Jerry cans! That one 8oz can has fantastic coverage. With a few coats of spray paint on the exterior I now have like new Jerry cans. Several months later there have been no leaks and the POR15 sealer is just as pristine as the day I put it in.
Hey Cody: There seems to be this same can, without a spigot.... at around $65. Then the European nozzle at $28 or so, gets you a complete set up. Did you see this option from Wavian's?
The cap on the scepter cans is a known weak point which cracks/breaks/leaks over time; and the overall service life is NOT decades. One benefit of the scepter can is that they tend to melt instead of explosively failing in a fire. If explosive failure is a concern the Wavian Explo-Safe can with the aluminum mesh interior is the way to go; those cans can be welded on with out exploding; probably the safest can to carry in or on a vehicle.
Standard issue for the US and Canadian military (I was in for 8 years here in Canada) are the Scepter MIL spec cans. Made to NATO specs and are TOUGH, thick plastic. They stack and have the 3 handles. No fume or gas leaks, and they vent from the handle. Only problems are, it has a large threaded cap that often gets stuck TIGHT and requires a large wrench to loosen. There was also the occasional can that leaked from the spout during use. I'm guessing it was due to my unit not keeping up with replacing gaskets. Nozzle is long and simple, with no annoying CARB gizmos. Can is lighter too. Would love to hear your opinions on it. I do really like the simple latch system that Waivan uses over the threaded design Scepter uses. Waivans are $100 here in Canada compared to Scepters $80.
When you have to carefully pour from a "kraft-stoff canister", hold the can nearly flat, with the opening at the highest point. It will then pour neatly, without "glugging"... Done it for at least sixty years. I have a modern, steel, 5lt version that I use for my fire-wood, chainsaws. I never need a spout, and I seldom spill any. I believe it was British solders that first used the term "Jerry" during the first world war, Jerry being the English term for a "chamber pot". which is what the new German helmets looked like to British Tommies... It was Rommels retreating army in the desert, that left large numbers of these empty cans in perfect condition for the advancing British army to "gratefully" reuse... The singular term: "Jerry" was applied as a collective noun by ordinary English and British people during the second war, as in "Jerry will be over again to night", meaning another air raid.... Modern plastic fuel containers should not be called "Jerry cans".....
I've had these cans for a while and these are without a doubt worth the money. My main concern was leaking fumes and you can basically fill these up, close them, move them to a new space and you smell nothing. They often have "scratch and dent" sales where you can get them for like 65 instead of 80 with cosmetic defects. One question, how is the coating on the inside after those tests?
I have 2 Jerry cans, a gunmetal grey one, and a Krylon Industrial Camouflage 8143 Olive Drab-- OD7 colored version with a red paint on the X.. Fortunately mine are retaining paint, however I'd like one or two of these modern ones as well. Thank you for all your uploads, I've been watching your videos since the start.
Hi Cody, I love your hatred of my queens metric system! ...I was hoping to see a side by side comparison of the new can vs its closest plastic one. The drop test (from Jacks tree house that I watched you build & rant at people who were builders etc.) The "stunt man" test would have been amusing side by side, but the side by side adventure van ramp would have left me deflated! 😆👍 ...Your 1 yr member from the land down under!
Eastwood company sells at lot of auto body tools and equipment, they have a kit to epoxy coat the inside of gas/ diesel tanks that's fairly cheap. I did it to my old ford 5600 diesel tractor that I had pin holes in the tank, 5yrs later still no leaks. Your old can is American style and the new one is NATO style, I would also get a new spout for it I like the metal flexible nozzles.
We in the Eastern Block didn't have central heating, so my parents got a heater that ran on fuel. My mum had to get the fuel and she use the German gas cans, and she loved them :) I still have memories of walking by her in the street carrying 2 full gas cans in her hands.
Cody, I share your feelings about plastic cans and your thoughts on modern engines, particularly common rail diesel types. Plastic has the advantage of no paint and rust flakes (even microscopic) to foul up these hyper-sensitive motors. Sadly, I've ditched my old jerry cans (as they're called here) to avoid problems. Maybe these new cans will not have particulate residues (eg due to denting) but time will tell.
Even better & safer is the Wavian EXPLO-SAFE can with the DETO-STOP mesh inside www.jerrycans.co.uk/product/red-explosafe-20/ The inside of the Explo-Safe can is filled with an aluminum mesh which the stops the can from exploding if shot, or even welded on (yes video exists).Plus, the mesh acts like a sacrificial anode, meaning the inside of the can is not painted. With the Deto-stop mesh, the 20L can holds exactly 5 gal. One aspect of the three handle design you didn't mention is that it also allows you to carry 2 cans with just one hand. They also have them in yellow; the price works out to about $56 per can
Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe Wavian cans are made by Valpro in Latvia. For us Aussie folk they are Proquip steel cans with the V pressed into the steel on the side.
i thoroughly enjoy these classic "testing" style videos. im sure they cant be done all the time and i understand that but boy i love revisiting them and enjoying them almost for the first time again.
I don't do wood work or anything like that I'm a mechanic by trade but I still watch your videos because I love your stories about you and your grandfather also its nice to learn about American products as I'm from the UK the type of petrol can (gas can) we have is plastic and it comes with a plastic nozzle a little bit like a pump nozzle
Just ordered the Valpro Euro can (flex spout} from Amazon with 5 new spout seals. Can and seals with shipping is $ 75.00. Valpro is also a Wavian product My 40 year old 5 gal can has started to leak and my spouse doesn't like the intoxicating aroma of gas on the garage.
No hate intended here, but I need to point a couple things out as both a journeyman metalworker and welder, as well as a journeyman in carpentry. First, a welded seam/bond done properly will be stronger than the bare metal. If your welds are breaking before the metal, you're doing it incorrectly. Second, in most cases, the metric system is vastly superior, more streamlined and a more accurate standard. Love the videos, man. :D
I'm curious of whether the can's from jerrycan.com stand up along with these Wavians. They're literally half the price at $40 a can but as far as I can tell the same thing and apparently Nato certified or some such.
As a guy not yet in my 30's i really appreciate your speaking on heritage type products. It definitely changes how i think about the true cost of an item.
I remember my dad the old galvanized style metal gas cans now I look at the cans in my garage and I feel I need a four year degree to use it. I spill more gas will these stupid things than the old metal ones. Thanks epa!!
every jerry cans i have seen and use in finland have got those latch mechanic so i can also say its the best mechanic what ever have made in jerry cans
This type of can is heavy duty. I have 3 of but mine are Israeli. Made by Sandrik. I've been abusing them for 20 years. I got mine for around 25 each. The detachable spouts are a consumable. The hinge pins bend after a while, or the gasket gets dry rot. (You can also buy spare donut gaskets). Also don't fill them all the way up or they puke gas when you open them up for the first time in the summer.
I have one of these (with the European spout) and it is a fantastic can, 6 or 7 years in there are no problems whatsoever. It is so much better than plastic alternatives.
Lexington container company sells the scepter plastic cans as well as these cans in the video. Have sever of both and they are great. They also have two different size cans lexingtoncontainercompanysonlinestore.mybigcommerce.com/
The powder coat company? I use Eastwood to powder coat my bullets. They make great stuff. I bet if you put some powder in a rusty can and shook it up a ton with air soft bb’s you could coat it pretty well. I don’t know what you would bake it in though. I wouldn’t recommend using your kitchen oven...
I'll say this, my dad owns heavy plastic cans from when he used to mud race (drag racing in offroad vehicles, it's as crazy as it sounds) and we still use them, we've dropped them, banged them up, etc. And they do in fact hold up, however these will be a birthday gift for him as a replacement for at least a few of them. We have some of the round vintage cans but we dont use them due to their age, hopefully these will last him a long time :)
Justrite also makes a nice can, i have seen them on amazon with the large funnel for $65 and I can't lose it! I use them for dirt-bikes so the round squat can works better for me, but it is a different purpose. Justrite Type II, then have a 5/8 and 3/4 hose depending.
This is an awesome test video man, as a Marine vet I know how well the military cans are made and am grateful for your sharing this and showing us there’s a good option on Amazon, I’ll be picking up a few of these now so Wavian should definitely be sponsoring you haha.
I work for a company that is a distributor of these and fun fact: The Wavian cans are using the same German WW2 factory to make these today. They arent just a reproduction or a copy, they are exactly the same. No change. The tooling is in Latvia where it was back in the day and everything. Pretty impressive.
My dad had several of the old style cans, but he had a spout that screwed into the same opening. It had a long flexible metal nozzle so there was no spillage. This new can looks awesome.
hi cody, first of all there is a nozzle that screws on the opening im not sure how big that nozzle is/was but ive been searching for one. that used them to refill jeeps and tanks and half-tracks. i saw one when i was in the air force. no spilling with one of those nozzles. i have been looking for one for a while now. every surplus’s store i go by i go in looking for just one. i think i going to have to make my own. the original had a rubber hose attached. it is a good size hose too. maybe one and a half inch or larger. the one that came with my jerry can was maybe half inch. i dispell a larger stream when i go to the bathroom. i have been looking for the real thing. ive seen some replications on the net. it the connection to the original cap that is the problem. as far as your old cans i will get back to you about what to clean the inside with and then go to a motorcycle shop and get a tank sealer that will seal that can from leaking. it a white goo and it does a great job sealing the tank. it major problem is the pour nozzle. i going to make my own and i keep you up on my progress on it. hope you having fun in hawaii. dont take any of the black sand away from there.
While not on the same level or will they handle the same abuse, but I bought 4 x 5 gallon cans and a non-carb spout for less than $90. I'm just using them for hurricane prep so most of the time they just sit in storage, so maybe not a fair comparison. I bet they last a really long time. I have 5 gallon plastic cans that are over 25 years old and I use them for yard work all the time.
I like the Eagle safety cans a lot. Funnel is always on it. I never spill a drop and it will last decades. Wouldn’t survive a fall out of a car I don’t think but is a super quality can.
Harbor Freight has gas cans that have many of these features, with a few exceptions one being the fuel cap. My understanding is that the Wavians are manufactured by Valpro , in Latvia. Harbor freight fuel cans say on the can that they are made in Latvia.
I found and brought back 2 of the ww2 German cans when I was in Germany with the Army. I absolutely love them. Glad to see you can still buy them with the same quality construction.
The way to pour liquid from such a contain is to hold the can so the opening is at the top (12 o'clock position) so that while liquid comes out air goes in. Yes, the opening will be further from what you are pouring into but you will get a smooth stream of liquid and no 'glug, glug, glug'. This work for the one gallon solvent cans as well as for oil.
@SportSchütze BösingenLaupen thank you! You are right but it is hard to beat stupitidy...its like cancer. Only education helps Murika ..make america dumb again
@Tzuede Off the Cuff I mean no disrespect Because I really do want to have a serious discussion about it but the fact that it keeps being used and is the standard doesn't mean it's better right because using millimeters for fittings makes more sense then uhm idk inches I have no idea honestly my biggest problem with imperial is the fact that you have 2800 feet in a mile or something unlike the 1000 meters in a kilometer
@Late to the Game well I mean making sense is quite a subjective thing but I'll tell you why according to me the metric makes more sense because we have the meter which does span a lot more and if that's too much just use half of one which is exactly 50 centimeters which is my main point not really about the distance because honestly it doesn't make All to big a difference but the maths when working with the metric you don't need any math because it's all base 10 litteraly everyone knows the amount of millimeters/centimeters in a meter because it makes sense whenever I hear someone talk about the imperial they find it hard to do conversions and not only in lenght also volume is a lot more sensible to top it off 1 cubic decimetre is exactly 1 liter
@Tzuede Off the Cuff well im obviously not talking about the use my issue is with the way it's set up not with screws or anything of course leaving them the way they are is easier but that doesn't mean that we ever used a system like this wasn't batshit insane
@Tzuede Off the Cuff also the reason in science we use the metric is because it's just that much easier now I'm not saying science always has better ways (I'm obviously referring to octopus and it's plural) but in this case I'd say that it's valid
Try pouring a jerry can on its side with the outlet at the top, as some types the vent tube are offset to one side and at the back and dont gulp once a small amount is poured and the vent is clear of the fuel.
The ones your granddad gave you maybe the US war version of the Gerry Can as they have the two horizontal seams rather than the recessed welded seam of the German cans. In the UK they can be purchased from Machine Mart for just under £30. I haven't thrown mine out of a vehicle at 40 miles an hour but it has been in use on my sail boat for years and tossed about all over the place during its time with me. Not at sea though. they are secure in purpose build racks. Thank you for this video it was very interesting and has proven that a 1940's design has stood the test of time outstandingly well.
YOU CAN GET A Wavian Jerry Can Here: wavianusa.com/
Try this one: www.thegrommet.com/our-makers/surecan
I don't normally comment, but it would be a shame to see those ww2 gas cans get turned into scrap. They make a gas tank liner to restore old rusty tanks. I've used it on an old motorcycle tank and it worked great. Have to follow the instructions to the letter or it wont work right. It comes in a couple parts. It has an Acid etch to get rid of the rust, then a cleaner and a coating. You should check it out and keep those old cans around.
Never before have I seen such a love affair with a gas can. 😆
Hey, you can buy tank coating kits for motorcycle tanks that have rusted inside. You could attempt to coat the inside of those old cans and keep them in service for a little while longer. add a fresh coat of rust resistant paint to the outside and they will be good as new!
What is the difference between jerry cans and gas cans?
Something my Grandad taught me when poring a full or near full jerry can.
If you turn the can onto its side at the beginning it vents better and wont gurgle you'll maintain a constant stream. So you shouldn't have as much spillage without a funnel.
Gotta love the old men they had figured it all out in their lifetimes and passing simple knowledge down to us.
Yes thats correct, same with car oil containers. You leave air in top portion so it vents better
As a european guy who used this can's al his life is say this. That is why the nozzel is ofset to one side. You hold them sideways with th nozzle side up. That way you can poor verry well whitout much gurgling at al.
Thumbs up to this. Been using this design all my life. Turn it on its side with the and pour with the nozzle side up. It feels counter intuative at first but once you get the first 10-15 % out it'll pour out nicely. As Steve above said, same trick works on oil jugs, or anything with an offset top. It becomes second nature after a while.
Windshield wiper fluid containers actually have a diagram showing that you should turn it on its side embossed into the plastic. It's a pretty well known trick and it works great.
Great review 👍 , but you could of shown the nozzle in action ?!
I didn't realize i needed a Jerry can so badly.
This can on one side & saddlebag on the other on your motorcycle. yep.
Keep a rag with those type of cans. In the summer months put the rag over the lid and slowly open. This will stop the dreaded fuel bath. In the winter, keep a flat head screwdriver,so you can pry the lid off. Those cans don't off gas, which is the big appeal to owning them.
@@mattwilcox3645 Too large and heavy. The Russians used a 5 liter can on a rack as a standard accessory for their military motorcycles.
First Name Last Name these wavian cans come in 5L, 10L, and 20L sizes.
Hahah, same here
I am very impressed. The Jerry cans we used in the Army over 40 years ago were already all banged up. Twelve of them rode in the trailer I pulled with generators for communications equipment. One got away and slid about a thousand feet or more in the snow, could not open it the lid was stuck from being hit by a rock. During WWII many Germans were caught with a small hose to siphon gas. I doubt much fuel was lost due to lack of a spout, you can always siphon even from a bucket.
I fell out of a treehouse as a kid and have had motorcycle accidents at well above 40 mph. Granted I do leak slightly, and get confused by multiple measurement systems.
Bob Wright how do you leak .-.
@@allywtf7789 Gee that is kind of personal heh heh
Bob Wright i-
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but all in the same day?
When you said expensive, I thought $200, $80 is a deal for that quality
One more month man! :)
One at the tractor store or harbor freight is $40, so it's not bad at all for a wavian
A lot of times they have scratch and dent ones for $65. I bought one and it looks the same after UPS got their hands on it
In Germany they only cost around 20 euros (22 dollar)
In germany you can get used ones from the bundeswehr (military in germany) for 20 bucks
4:25 the tri-handle setup also allows you to carry two empty cans in one hand without having to angle the cans and causing extra stress on your fingers!
You could use por 15 tank coating on the inside of the original cans. Works really well if applied correctly!
I'd like to see the test duplicated with a plastic can .... for science of course
With ALL plastic cans, into a volcano
lets see a test compared to the Scepters. the Military one's!
I have a bunch of scepters, that seem very tough. I’d like to see them tested.
tbag - I feel a good plastic can would retain its shape better, but would eventually tear apart with a major beating.
I would love to see the 17' drop test with a full 5-gallon plastic can.
Something about the jerry can not only are they tough but they look iconic, just owning one gives me the fizz each time i have to use mine
You and me both Scott,
For the East Coasters it's a thrill running up their leg.
If you get a jiggle siphon, you can leave the can in your truck.
My German grandfather was both a machinist and an accountant. He said buy quality and buy it once. You got the right idea this is a heck of a great gas can. Thanks for the terrific content as always God bless
The jerry can handle is also designed so you can carry two cans with one hand.
Will Pounder thats what i thought
Will Pounder hes all saying for when the germans get tired but i know germans never get tired
That's a strong kraut that can carry 10 gallons with 1 hand.
@@ColtonBlumhagen lol im quite certain they dont like being referred to as krauts, but on another note, one German could probably carry 4 empties...
Generally 2 in 1 hand when they were empty, thus you could carry 4.
If they are real GI you can easily restore with POR (paint over rust) a 2-3 step cleaning process. You will be amazed. And not too much work. Also good video content (ask POR to sponsor a vid). Great product for real
I restored my old fuel tank on car restoration. Mainly it’s just pouring in contents and shaking well.... and letting sit and dry between steps! Worth looking into before discarding old ones
"Finally metric system does something good to society"
Inhales:BOI WHAT DE FU
Was thinking the same😂😂
i mean metric system is inferior in almost every way to the imperial system
@@pixelgaming5254 please let this be a joke
imagine calculating in feet and bananas and then thinking the perfect measurement system where everything is 1:1 is bad
ShrikeGFX imperial is easy, when you grow up with it. Just like the metric system is easy to Europeans because they grew up with it.
Seems, these "Wavian" cans are made at the Valpro Company in Latvia, Europe ( www.valpro.lv ) Here in Germany you get them around 20 € / 22 US$ in the shops. We use them for years now, without any problems.
Interestingly jerrycans are not produced in Germany anymore. Even the Bundeswehr ( German Army) is using Valpro cans from Latvia.
British slang for Germans was Jerry so the German fuel cans were called "Jerry cans "
American slang for the British was "The Tommies", because of their Thompson guns aka. Tommyguns.
It's the origin of the names in the animated series "Tom and Jerry".
Qorax Wikipedia says different...Tom and Jerry" was a commonplace phrase for youngsters indulging in riotous behaviour in 19th-century London. The term comes from Life in London, or Days and Nights of Jerry Hawthorne and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom (1823) by Pierce Egan.[8] However Brewer notes no more than an "unconscious" echo of the Regency era original in the naming of the cartoon.
@@QoraxAudio I did not know that thanx
I got some old Jerry cans for free. They had so much rust in them I could see light through the pin holes. I had some POR15 (metal/prep ready) left over from a project and used it on the interior and exterior of the cans after taking a wire wheel to the outside. For $15 on Amazon I got the POR15 tank sealer and re sealed the interior of 4 Jerry cans! That one 8oz can has fantastic coverage. With a few coats of spray paint on the exterior I now have like new Jerry cans. Several months later there have been no leaks and the POR15 sealer is just as pristine as the day I put it in.
I’m locked tight to this channel!!
Hey Cody: There seems to be this same can, without a spigot.... at around $65. Then the European nozzle at $28 or so, gets you a complete set up. Did you see this option from Wavian's?
Try and restore them so they can be put on display for a long time without them being rusted away
I would like to see how a scepter military gas would hold up to your tests.
Me too. I have those on my watch list.
I have several I use to hold diesel for my tractor and those have fallen and been run over. They hold up quite well.
Scepter are the best. You can get them in Canada Eh! Every time I go up I pick up a few more.
The cap on the scepter cans is a known weak point which cracks/breaks/leaks over time; and the overall service life is NOT decades. One benefit of the scepter can is that they tend to melt instead of explosively failing in a fire. If explosive failure is a concern the Wavian Explo-Safe can with the aluminum mesh interior is the way to go; those cans can be welded on with out exploding; probably the safest can to carry in or on a vehicle.
I wanna see a cheaper Jerry can go through these tests to see the difference
Standard issue for the US and Canadian military (I was in for 8 years here in Canada) are the Scepter MIL spec cans. Made to NATO specs and are TOUGH, thick plastic. They stack and have the 3 handles. No fume or gas leaks, and they vent from the handle. Only problems are, it has a large threaded cap that often gets stuck TIGHT and requires a large wrench to loosen. There was also the occasional can that leaked from the spout during use. I'm guessing it was due to my unit not keeping up with replacing gaskets. Nozzle is long and simple, with no annoying CARB gizmos. Can is lighter too. Would love to hear your opinions on it. I do really like the simple latch system that Waivan uses over the threaded design Scepter uses. Waivans are $100 here in Canada compared to Scepters $80.
I’ve been here for like 5 years😂😂😂
Chris Thorndike me too
Chris Thorndike yea me too
Yep me to
Chris Thorndike where is your icon to prove it?
I waited too long...
When you have to carefully pour from a "kraft-stoff canister", hold the can nearly flat, with the opening at the highest point. It will then pour neatly, without "glugging"...
Done it for at least sixty years.
I have a modern, steel, 5lt version that I use for my fire-wood, chainsaws. I never need a spout, and I seldom spill any.
I believe it was British solders that first used the term "Jerry" during the first world war, Jerry being the English term for a "chamber pot". which is what the new German helmets looked like to British Tommies...
It was Rommels retreating army in the desert, that left large numbers of these empty cans in perfect condition for the advancing British army to "gratefully" reuse...
The singular term: "Jerry" was applied as a collective noun by ordinary English and British people during the second war, as in "Jerry will be over again to night", meaning another air raid....
Modern plastic fuel containers should not be called "Jerry cans".....
Welp time to order some new gas cans. Good timing, I just broke one 3 days ago..
Awesome Testing. Firefighter Approved too. I'm absolutely honored to be a longtime supporter and member of the Wranglerstar family.
Interesting and creative fun Cody..thanks for the entertainment buddy! Good stuff!
My grandad has passed many tools down to me I love all the vintage things he has and they are all british made from the 50s 60s and 70s
1:00 Well if it's a German design you know it's good.
Maus. Yeah no.
The germans didn't do anything wrong. 👍
I've had these cans for a while and these are without a doubt worth the money. My main concern was leaking fumes and you can basically fill these up, close them, move them to a new space and you smell nothing. They often have "scratch and dent" sales where you can get them for like 65 instead of 80 with cosmetic defects.
One question, how is the coating on the inside after those tests?
"These cans give me the fizz"
Thanks, we some and water cans too. At Wavian USA I found the long flex nozzle.
At least we know Mr. wranglerstar is a honest man who enjoys a nice set of cans.
I have 2 Jerry cans, a gunmetal grey one, and a Krylon Industrial Camouflage 8143 Olive Drab-- OD7
colored version with a red paint on the X.. Fortunately mine are retaining paint, however I'd like one or two of these modern ones as well. Thank you for all your uploads, I've been watching your videos since the start.
That must be why WWII trucks had a 6" diameter gas cap and extended tube, no funnel needed.
Hi Cody, I love your hatred of my queens metric system!
...I was hoping to see a side by side comparison of the new can vs its closest plastic one. The drop test (from Jacks tree house that I watched you build & rant at people who were builders etc.) The "stunt man" test would have been amusing side by side, but the side by side adventure van ramp would have left me deflated! 😆👍
...Your 1 yr member from the land down under!
Eastwood company sells at lot of auto body tools and equipment, they have a kit to epoxy coat the inside of gas/ diesel tanks that's fairly cheap. I did it to my old ford 5600 diesel tractor that I had pin holes in the tank, 5yrs later still no leaks. Your old can is American style and the new one is NATO style, I would also get a new spout for it I like the metal flexible nozzles.
"look at granddads cans" I gotta start watching you sober 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We in the Eastern Block didn't have central heating, so my parents got a heater that ran on fuel. My mum had to get the fuel and she use the German gas cans, and she loved them :) I still have memories of walking by her in the street carrying 2 full gas cans in her hands.
I thought the Rotopax where the best? Love to see how they compare when subjected to the same punishment.
Cody, I share your feelings about plastic cans and your thoughts on modern engines, particularly common rail diesel types. Plastic has the advantage of no paint and rust flakes (even microscopic) to foul up these hyper-sensitive motors. Sadly, I've ditched my old jerry cans (as they're called here) to avoid problems. Maybe these new cans will not have particulate residues (eg due to denting) but time will tell.
"These cans give me the fizz!" I remember thinking that about Pamela Anderson...
Even better & safer is the Wavian EXPLO-SAFE can with the DETO-STOP mesh inside
www.jerrycans.co.uk/product/red-explosafe-20/
The inside of the Explo-Safe can is filled with an aluminum mesh which the stops the can from exploding if shot, or even welded on (yes video exists).Plus, the mesh acts like a sacrificial anode, meaning the inside of the can is not painted. With the Deto-stop mesh, the 20L can holds exactly 5 gal.
One aspect of the three handle design you didn't mention is that it also allows you to carry 2 cans with just one hand.
They also have them in yellow; the price works out to about $56 per can
This way more entertaining than a video on a gas can should be!
Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe Wavian cans are made by Valpro in Latvia. For us Aussie folk they are Proquip steel cans with the V pressed into the steel on the side.
"Look at granddad's cans"
i thoroughly enjoy these classic "testing" style videos. im sure they cant be done all the time and i understand that but boy i love revisiting them and enjoying them almost for the first time again.
I’ve honestly never seen anyone pour gasoline like that. Lol.
I’m assuming that was for comedic purposes, made me laugh anyway
I don't do wood work or anything like that I'm a mechanic by trade but I still watch your videos because I love your stories about you and your grandfather also its nice to learn about American products as I'm from the UK the type of petrol can (gas can) we have is plastic and it comes with a plastic nozzle a little bit like a pump nozzle
I wished I loved anything as much as Cody loves old cans
I've got 2 of the wavian cans. They are amazing. I ditched the crappy plastic cans a few years ago and havent looked back.
It's not secure....*shakes violently and doesn't come out*
Just ordered the Valpro Euro can (flex spout} from Amazon with 5 new spout seals. Can and seals with shipping is $ 75.00. Valpro is also a Wavian product My 40 year old 5 gal can has started to leak and my spouse doesn't like the intoxicating aroma of gas on the garage.
it would be interesting to test the harbor freight jerry cans to see if they will hold up.
No hate intended here, but I need to point a couple things out as both a journeyman metalworker and welder, as well as a journeyman in carpentry.
First, a welded seam/bond done properly will be stronger than the bare metal. If your welds are breaking before the metal, you're doing it incorrectly. Second, in most cases, the metric system is vastly superior, more streamlined and a more accurate standard.
Love the videos, man. :D
I'm curious of whether the can's from jerrycan.com stand up along with these Wavians. They're literally half the price at $40 a can but as far as I can tell the same thing and apparently Nato certified or some such.
JD_Wolf The Wavian cans are made in Latvia, the Gelg cans are made in Poland. Same design, but maybe not the same quality.
I purchased a set of this style cans for $35 a few years back. They do the job but not welded the same. Not same quality.
As a guy not yet in my 30's i really appreciate your speaking on heritage type products. It definitely changes how i think about the true cost of an item.
I remember my dad the old galvanized style metal gas cans now I look at the cans in my garage and I feel I need a four year degree to use it. I spill more gas will these stupid things than the old metal ones. Thanks epa!!
Evan Crisler I have a real hatred for the new gas cans. I hunt craigslist for old ones. Surprisingly some people demand a premium for the old ones
@@timm4499 I think that premium is the cause of "decoration"
I still have one of those.
My gascan was made in Polish PRL era.(somewhere at 1980s).
40 years and its still holding quite Well.
Nobody:
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every jerry cans i have seen and use in finland have got those latch mechanic so i can also say its the best mechanic what ever have made in jerry cans
You can’t find quality content like this
This type of can is heavy duty. I have 3 of but mine are Israeli. Made by Sandrik. I've been abusing them for 20 years. I got mine for around 25 each. The detachable spouts are a consumable. The hinge pins bend after a while, or the gasket gets dry rot. (You can also buy spare donut gaskets). Also don't fill them all the way up or they puke gas when you open them up for the first time in the summer.
Please make a shirt with “I Love My Granddads Cans” bahahaha
"These cans give me the fizz"
I have one of these (with the European spout) and it is a fantastic can, 6 or 7 years in there are no problems whatsoever. It is so much better than plastic alternatives.
Scepter plastic cans are great. Too bad the us banned their sale. Canada still has them.
Lexington container company sells the scepter plastic cans as well as these cans in the video. Have sever of both and they are great. They also have two different size cans lexingtoncontainercompanysonlinestore.mybigcommerce.com/
You can purchase scepter cans as used military surplus in the USA. They are not a child proof design, so they are not DOT compliant.
Looks like this will be my next storage can for everything around the house! Thanks for another great and informative video.
The Eastwood company has a kit to restore gas tanks and cans
The powder coat company? I use Eastwood to powder coat my bullets. They make great stuff. I bet if you put some powder in a rusty can and shook it up a ton with air soft bb’s you could coat it pretty well. I don’t know what you would bake it in though. I wouldn’t recommend using your kitchen oven...
Came to say the same thing. Another company to check would be POR 15, I've seen lots of old truck and motorcycle tanks saved with this.
Well... now I know what can I will be getting for my overlanding trips and preps! Thank you.
"Look at Granddad's cans"
Under ANY other circumstance, that would be one confusing statement.
I'll say this, my dad owns heavy plastic cans from when he used to mud race (drag racing in offroad vehicles, it's as crazy as it sounds) and we still use them, we've dropped them, banged them up, etc. And they do in fact hold up, however these will be a birthday gift for him as a replacement for at least a few of them. We have some of the round vintage cans but we dont use them due to their age, hopefully these will last him a long time :)
Could we see Makita vs DeWalt impact drivers I need to know which to buy
Liam Boyce neither. Buy Milwaukee
@@cooldoode310 but there expensive and im only 13
The Dewalt 885 is still great. Been around forever with no issues.
Liam Boyce yes they’re expensive but you want to get something that’s going to last. I’d save up my money if I were you
Justrite also makes a nice can, i have seen them on amazon with the large funnel for $65 and I can't lose it! I use them for dirt-bikes so the round squat can works better for me, but it is a different purpose. Justrite Type II, then have a 5/8 and 3/4 hose depending.
Hey I quit smoking! 🚬
Congratulations! This is very good :)
Good job
Not fun, but necessary! I have my first child on her way. 🎉
Such a good thing man!
@@naui2 Hey Naui I was wondering a while ago if you had your baby yet.
This is an awesome test video man, as a Marine vet I know how well the military cans are made and am grateful for your sharing this and showing us there’s a good option on Amazon, I’ll be picking up a few of these now so Wavian should definitely be sponsoring you haha.
I work for a company that is a distributor of these and fun fact: The Wavian cans are using the same German WW2 factory to make these today. They arent just a reproduction or a copy, they are exactly the same. No change. The tooling is in Latvia where it was back in the day and everything. Pretty impressive.
Use “redkote” to recoat the old cans
My dad had several of the old style cans, but he had a spout that screwed into the same opening. It had a long flexible metal nozzle so there was no spillage. This new can looks awesome.
Not trynna be a hater but the metric system is so much more accurate then the imperial system
Accurate is the wrong word
More so convenient
War Monkey it is more accurate though all you have to do is look a a
30cm ruler with both imperial and metric
hi cody, first of all there is a nozzle that screws on the opening im not sure how big that nozzle is/was but ive been searching for one. that used them to refill jeeps and tanks and half-tracks. i saw one when i was in the air force. no spilling with one of those nozzles. i have been looking for one for a while now. every surplus’s store i go by i go in looking for just one. i think i going to have to make my own. the original had a rubber hose attached. it is a good size hose too. maybe one and a half inch or larger. the one that came with my jerry can was maybe half inch. i dispell a larger stream when i go to the bathroom. i have been looking for the real thing. ive seen some replications on the net. it the connection to the original cap that is the problem.
as far as your old cans i will get back to you about what to clean the inside with and then go to a motorcycle shop and get a tank sealer that will seal that can from leaking. it a white goo and it does a great job sealing the tank. it major problem is the pour nozzle. i going to make my own and i keep you up on my progress on it.
hope you having fun in hawaii. dont take any of the black sand away from there.
damn 80$ for a jerry can
ill take my 20$ can
While not on the same level or will they handle the same abuse, but I bought 4 x 5 gallon cans and a non-carb spout for less than $90. I'm just using them for hurricane prep so most of the time they just sit in storage, so maybe not a fair comparison. I bet they last a really long time. I have 5 gallon plastic cans that are over 25 years old and I use them for yard work all the time.
Could someone send me the link? I can’t find a website that sell’s them.
Or google lexington container company. Used several from them and cody is right, they are excellent.
You can buy them directly from the company at WavianUSA.com
ok thank's everyone
I like the Eagle safety cans a lot. Funnel is always on it. I never spill a drop and it will last decades. Wouldn’t survive a fall out of a car I don’t think but is a super quality can.
Cody: " I'm so tired of inferior stuff."
So why are you brazenly displaying a West Coast hat?
Harbor Freight has gas cans that have many of these features, with a few exceptions one being the fuel cap.
My understanding is that the Wavians are manufactured by Valpro , in Latvia. Harbor freight fuel cans say on the can that they are made in Latvia.
In Canada our government cans don’t have the stupid American spouts
If Canada is soo great, then why come to America and by our stuff
I found and brought back 2 of the ww2 German cans when I was in Germany with the Army. I absolutely love them. Glad to see you can still buy them with the same quality construction.
I'm shooting holes in all my plastic fuel cans with my AR and buying jerry cans!
The way to pour liquid from such a contain is to hold the can so the opening is at the top (12 o'clock position) so that while liquid comes out air goes in. Yes, the opening will be further from what you are pouring into but you will get a smooth stream of liquid and no 'glug, glug, glug'. This work for the one gallon solvent cans as well as for oil.
9:44 "
sorry that never happenes is just been a long time ad your just so hot"
You could use a fuel tank sealer on one of the old cans, like Red-Kote tank liner or POR sealer, demonstrate/test the product
Can anyone give me a real and not just "its American" reason for why the metric system isn't better in every single way?
@SportSchütze BösingenLaupen thank you! You are right but it is hard to beat stupitidy...its like cancer.
Only education helps
Murika ..make america dumb again
@Tzuede Off the Cuff I mean no disrespect Because I really do want to have a serious discussion about it but the fact that it keeps being used and is the standard doesn't mean it's better right because using millimeters for fittings makes more sense then uhm idk inches I have no idea honestly my biggest problem with imperial is the fact that you have 2800 feet in a mile or something unlike the 1000 meters in a kilometer
@Late to the Game well I mean making sense is quite a subjective thing but I'll tell you why according to me the metric makes more sense because we have the meter which does span a lot more and if that's too much just use half of one which is exactly 50 centimeters which is my main point not really about the distance because honestly it doesn't make All to big a difference but the maths when working with the metric you don't need any math because it's all base 10 litteraly everyone knows the amount of millimeters/centimeters in a meter because it makes sense whenever I hear someone talk about the imperial they find it hard to do conversions and not only in lenght also volume is a lot more sensible to top it off 1 cubic decimetre is exactly 1 liter
@Tzuede Off the Cuff well im obviously not talking about the use my issue is with the way it's set up not with screws or anything of course leaving them the way they are is easier but that doesn't mean that we ever used a system like this wasn't batshit insane
@Tzuede Off the Cuff also the reason in science we use the metric is because it's just that much easier now I'm not saying science always has better ways (I'm obviously referring to octopus and it's plural) but in this case I'd say that it's valid
Try pouring a jerry can on its side with the outlet at the top, as some types the vent tube are offset to one side and at the back and dont gulp once a small amount is poured and the vent is clear of the fuel.
2:50 Ewwww . . . metric system. And you _lose_ capacity-if it was 6 gallons, you'd have more fuel.
Definitely superior to that old British system you're still using
You can get a coating system the same as you use in old motorbike gas tanks its two pack type of thing you pour it in and shake the can!
2:50 Glad to see your finally coming around to the Metric system ;) . 20 more years and I reckon you will be fully converted.
Doubt it ! Lol just messing around
The ones your granddad gave you maybe the US war version of the Gerry Can as they have the two horizontal seams rather than the recessed welded seam of the German cans. In the UK they can be purchased from Machine Mart for just under £30. I haven't thrown mine out of a vehicle at 40 miles an hour but it has been in use on my sail boat for years and tossed about all over the place during its time with me. Not at sea though. they are secure in purpose build racks. Thank you for this video it was very interesting and has proven that a 1940's design has stood the test of time outstandingly well.
Get OSHA cans that aren’t allowed to have that EPA nonsense.